Edmonton municipal election, 1954

The 1954 municipal election was held October 13, 1954 to elect five aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council and three trustees to sit on each of the public and separate school boards. The electorate also decided seven plebiscite questions. No election was held for mayor, as William Hawrelak was one year into a two-year term.

There were ten aldermen on city council, but five of the positions were already filled: Harold Tanner, Rupert Clare, Abe Miller, Charles Simmonds, and Cliffard Roy were all elected to two-year terms in 1953 and were still in office.

There were seven trustees on the public school board, but four of the positions were already filled: Mary Butterworth, William Cowley, James Falconer, and John Thorogood had been acclaimed to two-year terms in 1953 and were still in office. The same was true on the separate board, where Andre Dechene, Amby Lenon, Catherine McGrath, and William Sereda were continuing.

Voter turnout

There were 20866 ballots cast out of 123040 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 17.0%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Aldermen

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' CommitteeEdwin Clarke 14,258   Green tick
Citizens' CommitteeEthel Wilson 10,774   Green tick
IndependentFrederick John Mitchell 10,764   Green tick
IndependentGiffard Main 9,607 SS Green tick
Citizens' CommitteeLaurette Douglas 9,362   Green tick
IndependentDuncan Innes 7,907 SS
IndependentL. B. Nicholson 6,354 SS
IndependentThomas Graham 5,724
IndependentClifford Lee 5,686 SS
IndependentFrank Cowles 4,554 SS
IndependentSidney Bowcott 4,409
Citizens' CommitteeRoy Jamha 2,749
IndependentTempest Aitken 2,507 SS
Citizens' CommitteeAlex Goruk 2,444
IndependentHerbert Turner 2,187
IndependentJulia Kiniski 1,758
Civic Reform CommitteeRose Sarman 946 SS
Civic Reform CommitteeWilliam Tuomi 707

Public school trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
Citizens' CommitteeWilliam Roberts 12,723 Green tick
IndependentDonald Bowen 11,828 Green tick
Citizens' CommitteeRex Stevenson 10,529 Green tick
Citizens' CommitteeHenry Peterson 5,122
Civic Reform CommitteeRebecca Stilwell 4,989
IndependentDelmer Dreger 3,414

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

Party Candidate Votes Elected
IndependentJames O'Hara 2,867 Green tick
IndependentLouis Blain 2,761
IndependentAdrian Crowe 2,575 Green tick SS
IndependentJohn Kane 2,526 Green tick
IndependentMarcel Lambert 2,514
IndependentNapolean Forcade 1,554

Plebiscites

Paving

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $550,000.00 for the City share of standard paving of arterial and residential streets?

Asphalt Surfacing I

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $450,000.00 for the City share of paving means of asphalt surfacing on gravel?

Asphalt Surfacing II

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $150,000.00 for the City share of paving by means of asphalt surfacing on gravel?

Parks

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $100,000.00 for the rehabilitation and development of parks including new trees, new roads, sewers, drains, fences and general rebuilding?

Neighbourhood Beautification

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $91,500.00 for the completion of neighborhood beautification areas in various parts of the City including the beautification of small parcels of land owned within the City?

Playgrounds

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $61,000.00 for the improvement of playgrounds and the construction of playground shelters and wading pools and the erection of fencing at various City playgrounds?

Health Clinic

Shall Council pass a bylaw creating a debenture debt in the sum of $60,000.00 for the purpose of a health clinic to look after inoculations, also the supervision of babies and pre-school children and preventative dental services?

References

City of Edmonton: Edmonton Elections